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: the flesh of slain animals or humans
a multitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage—
T. B. Macaulay
T. B. Macaulay2
: great and usually bloody slaughter or injury (as in battle)
the carnage of war
Examples of carnage in a Sentence
Reporters described the highway accident as a scene of carnage.
the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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McAvoy and Lindholm played just 50 and 17 games, respectively; Brandon Carlo got dealt to division rival Toronto; Zadorov never quite lived up to his beefy new deal; and youngster Lohrei struggled with too heavy of a load too soon as the carnage unfolded around him.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
While docked in Florida, the troupe encounters trouble in the form of psychotic Twisty the Clown (John Carroll Lynch), a deranged murderer with a taste for sideshow carnage.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
The International Criminal Court, established in 2002, in the aftermath of the carnage in Rwanda and the Balkans, was designed to hold accountable future perpetrators of war crimes or crimes against humanity.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
While docked in Florida, the troupe encounters trouble in the form of psychotic Twisty the Clown (John Carroll Lynch), a deranged murderer with a taste for sideshow carnage.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
The International Criminal Court, established in 2002, in the aftermath of the carnage in Rwanda and the Balkans, was designed to hold accountable future perpetrators of war crimes or crimes against humanity.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Related Stories His latest is a blunt cinematic instrument — loud, loaded and bursting with carnage and ideological angst.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carnage
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnage. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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